plumcreative The acting is decent and Christian Slater is certainly right for the role of headhunter/stalker. He comes across as creepy and charming all at the same time. Unfortunately the plot got to the point where you were asking "This guy Ben is supposed to be smart? I wouldn't hire a guy that is this stupid." There were so many ways he could have extricated himself. Record almost any of their phone conversations, have other people listen to their conversations, get the security company involved earlier and turn the tables, tell anyone/everyone what the guy was doing to him, etc. His boss, with brain tumor, even told him early on how the headhunters will often stop at nothing to recruit-- including bugging and hidden video (including a video camera in pen). Why the heck would he take a pen from the psycho or let his daughter have a gift from him after being told that? And why did he not scan for bugs and video cameras in his home and office much earlier? It makes one wonder if anyone even read this script before they started shooting. With a few changes it could have been an OK movie-- instead of making me sad for having wasted time on it. Toward the end the use of the cool high tech tracking system was kind of too-little too-late and pointless-- but even at this point he could have sent the police to his house to catch him breaking in. Using the tracking system would have made more sense earlier on. So bottom line: not worth your time. Feel sorry for the cast because there is no way they could have saved this picture with such a badly written plot.

thegreatearthmother Christian Slater does an adorable good guy but there's nothing better than Christian Slater doing a lunatic. He did a very good job of that in this movie. I thought the movie was well written and had a very good storyline. A good case for someone who needs psychiatric medication taking a less stressful job. lol. A very clever bad guy is outmaneuvered by the good guy. I supposed that was the only fly in the ointment here. It would be nice to see the bad guy win for once. Especially in this case where the bad guy worked so hard for it. lol. Lots of action in this movie, which of course, Christian Slater does so well. I'll probably end up watching it at least one more time, maybe two.

himiko_tokyo This movie was acted well and very realistic. Although the headhunter role was a bit over zealous, that is what makes it an entertaining movie. The character Ben was acted very well. Ben was an average guy who did what most people would: he was polite at the beginning and tolerated the headhunter up to a point. However, when he finally did have enough and took action he ended up in trouble with the law, which is also realistic. Contrary to most Hollywood movies in which people go around killing or beating people up without consequence or having to answer for their actions; this movie presented a very realistic perspective. What would one do if one were pursued by a headhunter who wouldn't take "No" for an answer and wasn't breaking any laws? Although to some extent a court restraining order may have resolved the issue – then it wouldn't have been much of a movie. This movie gave a credible and plausible story and is believable.

matt_in_oz In a word, Pursued is terrible. It pushes itself as a high-grade techno-thriller, but falls so far short of the mark on all fronts it should be an embarrassment to the solid cast that participated in it. The acting is poor, but more likely than not the result of the fact that the characters in this movie are one dimensional. Gil Bellows plays Ben Keats, a technology genius on the verge of marketing a state of the art tracking system. Christian Slater plays an "all or nothing" recruiter trying to get Ben to switch jobs. I'd go into detail about what was wrong with this movie, but I can't bring myself to waste another minute on it. The only Pursued had going for it was the concept of the tracking system Ben had developed. That might have been kinda cool. Unfortunately they wrapped it in a really shallow and predictable stalker story with no rhyme or reason. The depiction of the technology is mid 80s and terrible. The only techno-component with any credibility is a couple of cameos by Google. The character Ben Keats is pathetic and one dimensional. Christian Slater's recruiter is not believable, and his sole purpose in life appears to be destroying the lives of the people he's recruiting. Not totally beyond reality, but his portrayal pushes it over the edge. 1/10 - do not waste two hours of your life on this.